Our most read content of 2024 was this preview review of the West End debut of Alien star Weaver in Jamie Lloyd’s take on Shakespeare’s The Tempest which runs at Theatre Royal Drury Lane until 1 February 2025. Tickets
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2
WHEN?: Monday 9 December 2024, opens 17 December and runs through 1 February 2025 RUNTIME: 135 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
We’ve certainly had the recent windy weather to fully appreciate the timing of this much looked-forward-to production starring Storm Sigourney.
It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2024? Over the next month we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 17 categories for our 10th annual Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2024.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
SETLIST: Old Friends; No One Is Alone; There Is Nothing Like A Dame; Fever; (When I Marry) Mister Snow; It Might As Well Be Spring; In Buddy’s Eyes; Losing My Mind; Rent (Outtake); With So Little To Be Sure Of; Children Will Listen; Before The Parade Passes By; So Long Dearie; You Gotta Get A Gimmick; Send In The Clowns; Being Alive; Kramer’s Song
WHEN?: Monday 12 August 2024, tour runs in the US through 23 November 2024
Yesterday was the hottest day in the UK so far this year and Peters certainly raised the temperature even higher in London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Death Of England: Michael, Death Of England: Delroy and Death Of England: Closing Time were written by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams and were originally performed at the National Theatre. Delroy won monstas for our Best New Play in 2020 and Best Theatre Actor for Michael Balogun in 2020. You can see these plays starring Paapa Essiedu (The Effect, National Theatre) and Erin Doherty (Crave, Chichester Festival Theatre) singly or in combinations during this innovative run. Runs 15 July through 28 September 2024. Tickets
It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2021? Over the next month we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 15 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2021.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHEN?: Saturday 29 August, opens 8 September, booking to 26 June 2022 RUNNING TIME: 150 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
This theatre version of the beloved 2013 Disney computer-animated film boasts a series of visual tricks that are so impressive that we’ve never seen anything like them achieved onstage before.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE: Theatre Royal Drury Lane
WHEN: 25/3, runs to 22/7
33 years ago teenager Catherine Zeta-Jones was promoted from the chorus line to leading lady on this stage when the actress playing Peggy Sawyer in the Olivier Award-winning Broadway transfer fell ill.
